Gold dips on hopes for Middle East solution

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures slipped anew Monday, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in the Middle East in the first American on-the-ground diplomatic effort to resolve the conflict involving Lebanon and Israel. See full story.

Merck quarterly results exceed outlook; 2006 estimate lifted

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Merck & Co. reported Monday a second-quarter net profit that more than doubled, thanks to strong sales of its cholesterol-lowering and asthma drugs, leading the pharmaceutical giant to raise its estimate for the full year. See full story.

United Air parent forecasts turning a profit out of bankruptcy

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- United Airlines' parent said Monday that a better yield from higher passenger traffic would lead to a second-quarter operating profit, its first since emerging from bankruptcy protection nearly six months ago. See full story.

AMD to buy ATI Technologies for $5.4 billion

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday agreed to buy ATI Technologies Inc. for $5.4 billion, a deal that will open a new front in AMD's rivalry with Intel Corp. See full story.

Marshall Loeb: How to develop a strategy for giving

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- What do you do with the Niagara of junk mail that surges across you desk and urges you to give money to a charity that is so obscure that you've probably never heard of it before? See full story.

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